to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
existence; being; presence
proposal; proposition; suggestion
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
every year; yearly; annually
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
depending on; dependent on
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward