to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
menial; meanness; servility; abject
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
suddenly; all of a sudden
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
800,000; eight hundred thousand
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
energy; military strength
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
small number; few; minority
something; what; why; how
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
talk; story; conversation
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft