gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
connection; linking; linkage; link
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
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
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
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
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to smash; to break into pieces
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to anticipate; to foresee
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
stepwise; one step at a time
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fall on one's backside
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
shadow figure; silhouette
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs