to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
moment to quit; way to quit
next generation; future generation
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
world's first; first in the world
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
sincere; earnest; serious
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
feeling of a house or a room
to show up; to appear; to turn up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
very popular; highly favoured
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening