to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
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
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to win and advance to the next round
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in comparison to; rather than
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
honorific/polite/humble prefix
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school