to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
depravity; corruption; degradation
again; once more; a second time
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
once upon a time; a long time ago
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
under control (e.g. of territory)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
effective control (over territory); working control
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration