to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
older sister; elder sister
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
interruption; suspension; break
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
sports ground; sports oval
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
form; shape; figure; visage
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
only; merely; but; no more than
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
rematch; replay; make-up game
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.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate