practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
hope; white hope; person of promise
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
different opinion; objection
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
at once; immediately; right now
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
in the background; not standing out
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)