grounds; charge; suspicion
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
comparison; something worthy of comparison
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
platoon commander; section commander
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
common use; communal use; sharing
priority level; degree of relative priority
after retirement; after resigning
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
each individual; each person
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
please (give me); please (do for me)
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to become better; to improve
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)