reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
two (long cylindrical things)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
already; now; no longer; not any more
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(one) could even say that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
river; stream; River; the ... river
terrain; geographical features; topography
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to attack; to assault; to assail
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be overcome with emotion