to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to compete with; to vie for
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
this occasion; at this time; now
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to concern; to be related
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
due form; official; formality
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unfairness; injustice; partiality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that