championship; title (of champion)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
order; sequence; procedure
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
by all means; by all costs
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
even if; even though; however; no matter how
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
place of residence; dwelling place
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)