unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(social) class; rank; grade
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
highest grade; superlative degree
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
next; secondly; subsequently
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
physical strength; muscle strength
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
every place; various places
being dotted with; being scattered
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
there being no use in arguing (about it)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage