provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
match; game; bout; contest
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
gifted education; special education for gifted children
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
first place; head position; leading position
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
physical condition; state of health
drawcard; attractive program; good match; good game
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity