contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to understand; to make out
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
minority group (party); minority
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
tendency; trend; inclination
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
premature joy; short-lived elation
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to remember; to keep in mind
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly