first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
three; three years of age
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
very likely; very probable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to encamp; to take up a position
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to attack; to assault; to assail
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I see; that's right; indeed
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember