to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
carelessly; inattentively
to have no chance (of succeeding)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
foundation stone; cornerstone
counter for drops of liquid
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
professionalism; professional awareness
production (e.g. play); direction
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
script; screenplay; scenario
anything and everything; just about everything
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
ongoing; in progress; afoot
preparation; provision; guarding
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
utmost limits; extremity; limit
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)