go that far; to that extent
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
both; both sides; both parties
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to stand by; to be on standby