imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
technical skill; ability; capacity
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
regret; repentance; remorse
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
high efficiency; high performance
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fast approach; quick intimacy
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
interference; intervention; meddling
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter