advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
headlock (wrestling move)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
crescent moon; young moon
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
locals; local inhabitants
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead