first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go out and away; to leave
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
strong interaction; strong force
with a start; with a jump
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
right behind; just behind; directly behind
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to press a question; to cross-examine
to breathe out; to exhale