to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
idea (in Platonic thought)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
at the last moment; this late in the game
to increase; to add to; to augment
under control (e.g. of territory)
the right person in the right place
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to accept; to receive; to agree
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
surely; certainly; without doubt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)