following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
beyond imagination; unimaginable
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
festival merrymaking; revelry
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
schedule; program; programme; agenda
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
participant; entrant; player; competitor
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop