love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
martial arts school situated in a town
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
family; relatives; dependents; household
citizens' rally; mass meeting
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
surprise victory; upset; coup
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to waive one's right; to waive a right
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to become excited; to grow lively
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting