serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
private affairs; personal matter
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
offering a cup (of sake) in return
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
somehow; for some reason or other
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
great difference; major mistake
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter