small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
together; at the same time; same; identical
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
fall; drop; descent; coming down
law-like nature; regularity
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
god (esp. the Christian God)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
another point; another goal; another run
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
end of a match; end of a game
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
war; battle; match; game; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time