personal combat; one-to-one fight
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Saitama (city, prefecture)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
talk about divorce or separation
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
don't you think?; indicates question
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
rest; break; recess; intermission
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
upper half of the body; upper body
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
physical strength; muscle strength
patient; unhurried; leisurely
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline