to call each other's names
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
beginning; outset; first; onset
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
confidence; trust; faith; credit
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to be smeared; to be covered
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
director (of a film, play, etc.)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky