to look down on; to make light of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
directly opposite; right in front
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
elder sister; effeminate man
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to be intimate with; to befriend
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to thrust before; to thrust at
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
a little bit; a little while
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!