coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
of course; certainly; naturally
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
beauty of style; beauty of form
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
belligerence; fighting spirit
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
many; numerous; various; large number of
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
point getter; high scorer
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)