reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
every person; each one; everybody
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
risky; dangerous; insecure
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
pair; the two; both persons; both things
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment