satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
many; a lot; much; multitude
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
technique; art; skill; move
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
master; teacher; stable master
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one day; (on) a certain day
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
forcibly; against one's will
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
10,000,000,000; ten billion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to rebuild; to reconstruct
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
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)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
running continuously; firing in rapid succession