no matter how much time passes
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
scenery; scene; landscape
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(short) rest; breather; break
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in a day; in a brief space of time
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
bento; Japanese box lunch
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
cooking; food preparation
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
have to do; must; should; ought to
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
war; fighting; fierce competition
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause