draw (in competition); tie game
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
in the end; at the end of the day
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
and so; therefore; for that reason
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)