bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
just because; even if; even though
glorious achievement; distinguished service
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to begin talking; to open up
considerably; greatly; a lot
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
and what is worse; to make matters worse
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see