to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
dressing room; fitting room
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
power of the state; government authority
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
how; in what way; how about; questionable
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to keep (a person) waiting
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband