sophistication (trans: sophisticate)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
war; battle; match; game; competition
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
end of a match; end of a game
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
production (e.g. play); direction
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to show up; to appear; to turn up
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(turned out) all right in the end
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour