incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to fight; to exchange blows
about to leave; about to start out
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
war; battle; match; game; competition
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to compete with; to vie for
chief; main; principal; important
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
how; in what way; how about; questionable
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled