rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
life; living; I; me; student
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
match; game; bout; contest
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
by sheer strength; by brute force
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
(very) patient; persevering
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
before the gate; in front of the gate
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)