opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personal combat; one-to-one fight
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
counter for choices, options, etc.
ultimate; final; last; eventual
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
bento; Japanese box lunch
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
notice; attention; observation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
discipline; training; teaching manners
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to mix; to stir; to blend
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
popular person; favorite; favourite
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge