opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
draw; tie; quits; even; square
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
left breast; left side of the chest
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
sailor suit; middy uniform
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar