pair; the two; both persons; both things
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
deciding match; play-off; runoff
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at