to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
separate case; another matter
comparatively; relatively
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
real intention; true motive; true meaning
the other day; lately; recently
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to put one's hand on; to touch
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
not necessarily so; is not always true
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
one more time; once more; once again
to be settled; to be brought to an end
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)