equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
rise; improvement; uptrend
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
ramification; branching off
motility; mobility; maneuverability
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to lure someone; to entice someone
a place or opportunity to make a display of
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
club budget; club expense
depression; recession; slump
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to raise one's voice; to shout
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
on the sea; surface of the sea
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation