rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
influence; clout; leverage
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
ramification; branching off
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
region; limits; stage; level
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
as usual; as is one's habit
to like; to love; to be fond of
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
original intention; initial resolution
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to get strong; to gain strength
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend