to be preeminent; to be outstanding
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
it's no joke; gimme a break!
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
stale; hackneyed; cliched
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
profitable plan; good plan
had better ...; had better not ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to join forces; to cooperate
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
notice; notification; report; posting
what's what; heads or tails
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
just now; at this moment; at this point of time