banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to burst open; to pop; to split
piece of meat; cut of meat
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going alone; self-reliance
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to lure someone; to entice someone
besides; in addition; also; moreover
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
staying behind; remaining; residual
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
changing clothes; change of clothes
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate