base of the tongue; root of the tongue
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
affectation; showiness; pretence
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
apt to think; tend to think
large triple gate to temple
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to fight with swords; to cross swords
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
beautiful; good; excellent
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to drop; to lose; to let fall
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
opposite bank; farther shore
class-A; A class; A grade
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to glare at each other; to confront each other
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
bygones; the past; past event