repechage; revival series
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
isn't it; right?; you know?
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
not necessarily so; is not always true
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
wrong; different; not like that
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
trivial; not amounting to much
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
keep up your strength; chin up!
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting