effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to step forward; to volunteer
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
form; method; system; formula
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
continuation; succession; series
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
outbreak of war; starting a war
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
admiration; wonder; astonishment
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
advance; moving forward; progress
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
reason; cause; circumstances
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
place; situation; position; location