turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
proper; right; reasonable
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to apologize; to apologise
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to be forward; to be impertinent
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
final scene; the end; finale
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family