back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)