war; battle; match; game; competition
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
Peek-a-Boo (boxing style)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
victim; injured party; sufferer
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
principal of a private school
Island; insula; island; islet
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to spit out; to eject; to dump
notice; attention; observation
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous