back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
here and there; in places
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
to stop (plug) one's ears
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par; equivalence; face value; parity
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
leaving a matter to chance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
among these; between these; of these