final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
every year; yearly; annually
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
compassionate; sympathetic
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
value; worth; virtue; blessing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to taste; to try (food or drink)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
general; popular; common; typical
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark