to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be helpful; to be useful
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
set meal; special (of the day)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
all present; all concerned; all of us
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game