false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
final; eventual; ultimate
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)