to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
from the beginning; from scratch
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
it's been a long time; long time no see
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
2nd day of the month; two days
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
special training; intensive training; crash course
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
opening theme; opening theme music
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
material; materials; data; information; documents
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
rather than; more ... than ...
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy