to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
stealthily; secretly; in secret
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
going to bed (usu. with someone)
amount of material resources
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
these guys; these fellows
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
no-good man; (male) loser
to be infected; to be contagious
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
social; societal; societary
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
polish; improvement; burnishing
separate; scattered; apart
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
now that; since; so long as; because
real life; actual life; everyday life