being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
war; fighting; fierce competition
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
profiting while others fight
place; situation; position; location
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
several times; several degrees
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)