number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pile up; to accumulate
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
giant snake; monster serpent
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)