rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
half and half; fifty-fifty
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
firmly; solidly; heartily
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to join forces; to cooperate
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to lend an ear to; to listen to
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; to relocate; to move into place; to put into place
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
everybody; every last one of them; all
prudence; discretion; thought
surely (not); certainly (not)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity