existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
selection of music; song selection
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to hide; to keep to oneself
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
all things in nature; the whole creation
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other