to not take seriously; to take lightly
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
handsome face; beautiful features
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
so; like this; in this way
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to win and advance to the next round
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
and; thereupon; because of that
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
arrogant; haughty; insolent
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
individual; private person; personal; private
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
guaranteed; authentic; certified
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
maintenance; preservation; improvement
personal combat; one-to-one fight
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb