dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
opinion; point of view; visual point
booking; reservation; making a booking
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
inner citadel; core; center; centre
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
deep affection; dear; beloved
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to burst open; to pop; to split
first half of the game or match
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially