solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull