to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
unexpected result; upset; surprise
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
president (of a society); chairman
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
honorific affix; honorific prefix
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
it's no joke; gimme a break!
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
club budget; club expense
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
such; like that; that sort of