both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
life; living; I; me; student
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
contradiction; inconsistency
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
failure; mistake; blunder
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
pride; boast; credit (to)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined