meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
successor; replacement; second wife
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
victory celebration party; victory banquet
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
overall victory; championship
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
anything and everything; just about everything
settlement; solution; resolution
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel