sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
silence (not speaking); muteness
pair; the two; both persons; both things
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
head of the student council; president of the student council
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
rival; competitor; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now that; since; so long as; because
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
name; given name; first name
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
prayer for success in an entrance exam
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
descending a mountain; descent
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing