advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
firmly; solidly; heartily
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
troubled face; worried expression
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
good humour (humor); good mood
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
education; training; discipline
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
draw (in competition); tie game
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
polite; respectful; reverent
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
God's name; Christ's name
sincere; honest; faithful
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part