both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
finding employment; getting a job
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
match; game; bout; contest
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to treat one's husband with due respect
enterprise; business; company; corporation
application form (esp. job application)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to order; to command; to appoint
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
if so; in that case; in that situation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning