to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
solution; solution strategy
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
trivial; not amounting to much
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky