familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to make one's heart flutter
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
being intrusive; intrusive person
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
match declared drawn due to injury
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
depression; low spirits; dejection
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to seek a path; to find one's way