crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
war situation; progress of a battle
leaving; quitting; retiring
in the morning; during the morning
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
10th day of the month; ten days
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
800,000; eight hundred thousand
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
street at night; making a night journey