five (long cylindrical things)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
two (long cylindrical things)
ramification; branching off
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
flour; meal; powder; dust
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
proper; right; reasonable
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to be forward; to be impertinent
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
final scene; the end; finale
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to temper thoroughly; to train well
trio; gang of three; threesome
inside one's heart; in one's mind