to fan; to incite; to instigate
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
to keep away; to keep at a distance
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle