ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
war; battle; match; game; competition
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
genius; prodigy; natural gift
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
principal occupation; core business
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
score (in a game); full score
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)