sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
for the first time in one's life
boastful speech; bragging
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
group; bunch; crowd; group
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
failure; mistake; blunder
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
that; the matter in question
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
whatever brought that on?
just the other day; quite recently
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
villain; baddie; the villain's part
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close