space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
cold reception; inhospitality
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
festival; feast; carnival
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
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.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
meaning; significance; sense
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
double; twice (as much); twofold
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor