losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
movie; film; motion picture
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
go; go go; get to it; up and at 'em
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
python; Python (programming language)
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
also known as; also called
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)