service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
distinctive; characteristic
looks; features; (personal) appearance
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
older sister; elder sister
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
final; eventual; ultimate
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
team competition; team game
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
straight-sets loss; straight-set defeat
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
commander; general; leader
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to be able to manage somehow or other
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web