victory or defeat; match; contest; game
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
health; healthy; sound; fit
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to show up; to appear; to turn up
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)