to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to congratulate; to celebrate
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
planning; project; plan; design
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
impassioned speech; fervent speech
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
pure and innocent; immaculate
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
double suicide; lovers' suicide
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive