loser; defeated person; the defeated
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Japan's best; number one in Japan
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in history; ever; historical
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
incident; affair; happening; event
that is to say; so that means
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to watch over; to watch attentively
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
earnings from a part-time job
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unless one ...; if one does not ...
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
and (also); both ... and; as well as
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift