just because; even if; even though
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pile up; to accumulate
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
in that way; like that; that way
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to turn towards; to point
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
just you wait and see (as a threat)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
after that; afterwards; thereafter
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
organizational capability; organisational capability
steady advance; carrying all before one
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object