passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
living by oneself; living alone
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(economic) depression; recession; slump
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
optical communications line; optical network
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
command; lead; generalship; leadership
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil