hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
bank robbery; bank robber
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
all night long; all through the night
a little bit; a little while
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
questioning (e.g. by police)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy