to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to forget to say; to forget to mention
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
I see; that's right; indeed
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
sound (of a sentence); euphony
Japanese car; car of Japanese make
to be smeared; to be covered
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
property; fortune; assets
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
environment; circumstance
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
natural (physical) environment
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
remarkable; striking; obvious
serialization; serialisation; serial story
Japanese person; Japanese people