might is right; history is written by the victors
way of calling (something or someone)
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to leave a bad impression behind
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to wash away; to rinse off
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
wish; desire; ambition; choice
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
arrest; apprehension; capture
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
blighted love; disappointed love
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
willpower; energy; vitality
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers