knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
special training; intensive training; crash course
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ten (long cylindrical things)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
continuation; succession; series
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)