to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to summon courage; to be brave
determination; resolution
secret; private; surreptitious
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
slight; thin; on the weak side
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
pure and innocent; immaculate
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
fat; tallow; lard; grease
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
house mouse (Mus musculus)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)