to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
base stealing; steal; stolen base
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal