(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
one's family; family member
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
large triple gate to temple
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
now that; since; so long as; because
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
little by little; bit by bit
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
existence; being; life; survival
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
supply; provision; service; supply