to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
to behave well (of a child)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to win and advance to the next round
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to win and advance to the next round
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to water down; to dilute with water
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid