tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
(in) the air; midair; sky
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
many; much; plenty; hardly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
individual combined (gymnastics)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
war; battle; match; game; competition
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure