superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
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
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
assistance; backing; reinforcements
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
silence (not speaking); muteness
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of