stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honorific/polite/humble prefix
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
how long; how much; to what extent
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to win and advance to the next round
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips