bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
depending on; dependent on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to lie down; to throw oneself down
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
locking technique in judo
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to frolic about; to mess around
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully