fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
older sister; elder sister
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
because of; owing to; due to
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to succeed; to bear fruit
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
feeling; sense; impression
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
how many people; a number of people
successor; replacement; second wife
direct control; direct supervision
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(period of) a year; during an era
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
on the occasion of; at the time of
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
surroundings; environs; circumference
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long