the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
being the runner-up; finishing second
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
rather; better; instead; if anything
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
chance (of success); odds
draw (in competition); tie game
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to discuss; to talk together
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to smash violently; to crush
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour