palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
preparations for a journey
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable
dancing or jumping for joy
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
(written) contract; agreement
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
lethality; killing effectiveness
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
roundhouse kick; turning kick
front kick (esp. martial arts)
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)