first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to jump up and down; to hop
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to win and advance to the next round
to anticipate; to foresee
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
condition; state (of health); appearance
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
looking depressed; long face
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
association; society; organization; organisation
loud shout; excited cheering
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder