moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
considerably; fairly; quite
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to refuse; to decline; to deny
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
these guys; these fellows
tension; mental strain; nervousness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
time-out; timeout; timeout
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
it's not like; it isn't as if
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation