hey there; I say; see here
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
earnestly; immediately; exactly
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
form; method; system; formula
winning a championship with a perfect record
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
first time; first; initial
points (in a group tournament ranking system); wins; score
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
hello; good day; good afternoon
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
special training; intensive training; crash course
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to poke each other; to jab each other
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
passenger; rider; good rider