intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
but; however; provided that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
other matters; other people's affairs