to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
first-class goods; A-grade product
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
small number; few; minority
(in the same way) as before; as always
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
firm promise; definite promise
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there