to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ring; playing field; stadium
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to gather; to collect; to assemble
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
(appropriate for) one's age
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
exchange of blows; long rally
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
high-pitched tone; soprano
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)