combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
two persons; two people; pair; couple
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
but; however; provided that
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ago; since; before; previous
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
secret base; hideout; hidden position
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
cram school; private tutoring school
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
three; three years of age
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side