to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in proportion to; according to; depending on
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
cup sake; sake sold in a single-serve glass cup or can
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
one more time; once more; once again
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
narrow margin; slim margin
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
a little bit; a little while
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
overall victory; championship
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
tendency; trend; inclination
role of the villain; the bad guy
to entrust; to leave to a person
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
terminus; terminal; end edge