opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
leaving everything up to someone else
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
vitality; energy; dynamism
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out