upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
match; game; bout; contest
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to state; to express; to mention
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
region; limits; stage; level
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to stop talking; to be silent
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
not caring; not giving a damn
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)