honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
large biceps; well-developed biceps
a rival horse or candidate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in the background; not standing out
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to add (to); to add on; to append
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
absolutely; positively; decidedly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
softly; mildly; gently; politely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out