fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
timewise; temporal; chronal
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
manners; behavior; behaviour
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
bullying (the weak); bully
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
you (plural); all of you; you all
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
highly concentrated; thick; rich; dark
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
faking crying; crocodile tears
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)