since; henceforth; ever since
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to go ahead; to pull ahead
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to use up all one's strength; to die
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
another dimension; different level; whole other level
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
complete victory; total victory
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
festival merrymaking; revelry
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
opening a business; opening a practice
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover