to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
leather shoes; leather boots
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
of course; certainly; naturally
consideration; taking into account
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
gaiters; leggings; puttees
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions