victory or defeat; match; contest; game
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
specialization; specialisation
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
too (much); overly; excessively
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
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.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number