to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
area; region; district; locality
home; household; family; hearth
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
local rule; house rule; ground rule
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
daihinmin; daifugō; card game similar to President
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
card game (played with a French-suited deck)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
shoulder rub; shoulder massage
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
equality; impartiality; evenness
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
wealthy person; millionaire
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
society; company; the public; the world
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
hey there; I say; see here
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK