suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
elder sister; older female friend
duty; obligation; responsibility
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
hooting; jeering; heckling
close; intimate; on good terms
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
one revolution; one rotation
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
top of the head; crown of the head
we have a result!; game over!; match!
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
younger scholar; future reference
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
derailment; digression; deviation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
professor; teaching; instruction
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket