predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
manly; masculine; like a man
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
matter for great congratulation
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
high-quality goods; choice goods
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to look down (on); to condescend (to)