fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
proper; right; reasonable
conservative without party affiliation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
overconfident; presumptuous
what proportion; what percentage
good; goodness; right; virtue
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
bark; husk; untanned pelt
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
cruise; navigation; sailing
death and injury; being killed or injured
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
secret information; intelligence
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
concentrated fire; intense criticism
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
again and again; repeatedly
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
does not match (one's, its) appearance
spending excessively on in-game items
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
the question remains; it comes into question
capacity; volume; capacitance
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
mobility; maneuverability
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)