victory or defeat; match; contest; game
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
frequency (of occurrence)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to some extent; to a certain extent
popular person; favorite; favourite
being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
March; third month of the lunar calendar
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
heir; inheritor; successor
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
after that; afterwards; thereafter
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
election tour; election campaign; stumping