goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
by sheer strength; by brute force
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
unexpected result; upset; surprise
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
economical; efficient; lean; compact
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be hesitant; to feel timid
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to jar; to creak; to grate
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
one's last moment; one's death; one's end