three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
online news; netnews; Usenet
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
exit; way out; outlet; vent
foreign; abroad; overseas
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
all eyes; public attention
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
(made of) stone; stone-built
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to bury; to embed; to implant