familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
debut match; debut fight; debut race
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
this and that; one thing or another
match; game; bout; contest
medium; mediocrity; average
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
each (every) time; whenever
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
early (days); initial stage; initial
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
at a stroke; with a single swoop
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
provisional; temporary; tentative
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
drawcard; attractive program; good match; good game
reaction; response; reaction
slight; thin; on the weak side
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept