but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
complete recovery; healing
diagnosis; medical examination
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
moving tale; impressive tale