conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to be perturbed; to be agitated
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be embarrassed; to lose face
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
very; extremely; excessively
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
if it is the case that ...
high-salt miso; salty miso
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
government forces; loyalist army
thereupon; shortly thereafter
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
inter-scholastic athletics competition
Japan's best; number one in Japan
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
undisputed; entirely; perfect
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association