to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
preparation; arrangements
such; this sort of; like this
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be embarrassed; to lose face
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)