counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
both (people); the two of them
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
crouch start (in a sprint)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
ready ... (as in "ready, go!")
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
another thing; exception; special case
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
to run through; to run past
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax