caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
to take flight; to disappear
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
in the course of one's duties
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
to arrive; to come to pass
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation