to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
draw (in competition); tie game
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
peace preservation; security; safety
identification papers; ID
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
loser; defeated person; the defeated
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
like he said; same for me; ditto
two classes; double; two sets
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
eighth day of the month; eight days