hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pore; stoma; stigma; vesicle
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in the prefecture; prefectural
in one's own way or style
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one's own bowling ball; control of the ball by one's own team (esp. basketball)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
observation; survey; watching
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
moment by moment; hour by hour
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize