match; game; bout; contest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
consequently; as a result
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
audience (with a person of high standing)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be born; to come into the world
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
another day; some other day
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?