two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
covering; protection; backing; relief
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
of course; certainly; naturally
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering