liking something; being partial to something; -phile
as expected; as predicted
everybody; every last one of them; all
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
hundred points; perfect mark
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
poor control (pitcher); no control
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
correction; revision; amendment
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
influence (on someone); inspiration
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
leadership; initiative; spearhead
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
arrangement; pact; agreement