match; game; bout; contest
reopening; resumption; restarting
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
two persons; two people; pair; couple
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range