fair and square; open and aboveboard
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to look down on; to make light of
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to finish reading; to read through
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
donation; contribution; endowment
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
ultimate; final; last; eventual
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits