to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
point spread; point difference
upset victory; come-from-behind victory
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
number two; second in command
profitable plan; good plan
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
sixth day of the month; six days
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
intermission (between acts); interlude
telecommunications; correspondence
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
remaining silent; keeping secret
contract; compact; agreement
to refer to; to use as reference
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
down payment; contract money