self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to thrust before; to thrust at
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
the place for; the time for; the level of
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to forget to say; to forget to mention
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
doing whatever one pleases
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
one more time; once more; once again
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi