and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
you (plural); all of you; you all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to cut corners; to be shoddy
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
prohibition; inhibition; ban
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
floater serve (volleyball); serve with no spin
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
originally; by nature; from the start
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
light; right; right field; right fielder
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows