to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
important place; strategic point; critical location
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
defense; defence; fielding
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
parade; review (of troops)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit