to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
technical skill; ability; capacity
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
prospects of victory; chances of success
same kind (race); homogeneousness
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
passage; path; route; one's way
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
low (level, value, price, etc.)