to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
study; learning; tutorial
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
maid; helper; help; assistance
to understand; to make out
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
impossible to do (although wants to)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
protracted war; war of attrition
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to attack; to assault; to assail
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
other side; opposite side; other party
such; like that; in that way
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
number two; second in command
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
wounded person; injured person
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
dissemination; spreading of information