to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
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.)
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
elevation; height above sea level
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to ascend; to go up; to climb
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
big catch (fishing); good haul
it's not like; it isn't as if
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to be embarrassed for a reply
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
locational advantage; advantageous position
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
king; king; king (chess piece)