detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
accumulation; accumulate; store
special; particular; peculiar; unique
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
metal sake jug; sake warmer
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be itching to put one's skills to use
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
carnivore; carnivorous animal
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
reaching; attaining; arrival
supreme; sublime; highest
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
high-grade sake; fine drink
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
older brother and older sister
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter