unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
tenth day of the month; ten days
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
isolation; being alone; being friendless
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce