equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
disinformation; false information
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
series of battles; successive battles
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
each time it happens; at all such times
previous engagement; prior contract
to mix; to stir; to blend
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
time; season; period; phase; stage
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
to give an impression; to make an impression
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
follow-up report; further news
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
a wise man keeps away from danger
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay