to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
right in the center (centre)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
traditional lacquered conical hat
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
cotton gloves; working gloves
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
allocation; assignment; allotment
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
assistance; backing; reinforcements
six (long cylindrical things)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to appease; to suppress; to calm
coloured paper; colored paper
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
extensive; vast range; wide scope
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
first half of the game or match
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting