equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
violent explosion; bursting
magic bullet; magic bullets
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
innumerable; countless; numberless
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
mass; quality and quantity
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to put one's strength into
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside