nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
war; battle; match; game; competition
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
decision; settlement; definition
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
letting (someone) die without helping
action of making something; -ification
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)