rival candidate; opposing candidate
personal; individual; private
nice; likeable; desirable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
God; god; ace; king; superior person
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to increase; to add to; to augment
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
bakery; baker; pastry shop
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
private affairs; personal matter
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name