but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to surge (water or waves)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
running water; flowing water; stream
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
deification; apotheosis; wondrous change; great moral influence
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
full capacity; all one's ability
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to solicit; to demand; to extort
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to head home; to leave for home
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
decision of a contest; finals
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
as much as one can; as much as possible
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix