to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(another's) child; child; kid
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to be overcome with emotion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(good) teamwork; team play; (close) cooperation; coordination; collaboration
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to be dispersed; to get separated
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means