victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
desperation; struggle to the death
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be smeared; to be covered
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
advance; moving forward; progress
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
moment to quit; way to quit
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
right beside; close to; nearby
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
and; thereupon; because of that
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle