balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
board or officer's meeting
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
resignation (from a position)
things at hand; personal belongings
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
loser; defeated person; the defeated
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
even more; still more; further
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
from the beginning; from scratch
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)