rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
right under; directly below
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
unexpected meeting; coincidence
time-out; timeout; timeout
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
wet nurse; nursing mother
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
not counting (as anything significant)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
provisional; temporary; tentative
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
ability to get things done
to explain adequately; to be accountable
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
(one acting as a) foster parent
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
I don't want to boast but
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
speech; expression; wording; language
entertainment; amusement; fun
life and death; life or death
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
successor; replacement; second wife