ultimate; final; last; eventual
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
longing for; burning desire
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
voting; ballot; poll; vote
wherein; therein; thereinto
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
innumerable; countless; numberless
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry