out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
deep emotion; strong feelings
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to spread; to be propagated
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
like it or not; like or not like
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
possession rate; possession; domination rate; penetration factor
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to fight against; to oppose; to face
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
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
war; battle; match; game; competition
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something