to be muddy; to be slushy
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
loser; defeated person; the defeated
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
finish; end; completion; result
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
state of mind; mentality; psychology
very busy (person or thing)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity