to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
regret; repentance; remorse
supporting role (actor); minor role
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
star player; star athlete
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
approval; license; licence; permission
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around