chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
interests and preferences
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
smoothly; easily; readily
natto (fermented soybeans)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
continuation; succession; series; continuous
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
as you see; as you can see
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
rare (or peculiar) animal
rival; competitor; competition
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly