experience; history; record; career
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
draw (in competition); tie game
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to take up space; to occupy space
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
contact area (of an electrical connection)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
raid; RAID; redundant array of independent disks
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
recuperation; medical treatment
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
collaboration; joint work
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
check; restraint; oppression; repression
separate; scattered; apart
departure time; starting time
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular