to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to win and advance to the next round
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
be (that) as it may; having said that
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
technique; art; skill; move
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to