obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
individual; one by one; separate; each
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dealing with; coping with
vocal sound; tone of voice
to talk; to carry meaning
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh away; to laugh off
motherland; fatherland; native country
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
prospects of victory; chances of success
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
the last moment; the very end
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be prolonged; to drag on