to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
admission ticket for an examination
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
closest to pin; being very close (to succeeding); just missing (the mark); almost making it
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to give flowers as a gift
article; item; thing; goods; wares
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
affable; sociable; friendly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
contrived; false-sounding
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
order; sequence; procedure
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown