to triumph; to be elated with success
moderate; proper; just right
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to spend time (on doing something)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to pierce through; to break through
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to break the silence; to break one's silence
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to become empty; to be emptied
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
is something that; is that which
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind