one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
most (numerous); largest (number of)
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
fierce attack; furious attack
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
demanding; difficult; strict
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
party-internal; within the party
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(not) even once; (not) ever
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
had better ...; may as well ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men