national sport (e.g. sumo)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
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.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
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
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
go that far; to that extent
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
such ... as; or some such
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol