affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
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.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
incompetent; have no merit
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
4th day of the month; four days
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
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
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
every year; yearly; annually
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
tournament; knockout competition
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors