what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
all; entire; whole; altogether
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
how; in what way; by what means
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
time; hour; period; class
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names