opposite; reverse; contrary
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
general mobilization; general mobilisation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
difference; variation; difference
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
prize money; monetary award; reward
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to pause; to have a short intermission
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
though; notwithstanding; although
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to jump upon (a moving object)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)