to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
gradually; slowly but steadily
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
unique; peculiar; special
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
festival; feast; carnival
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
format; procedure; way of proceeding
dispute; argument; contention
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
watering hole; watering place
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
just above; right overhead
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing