carrying voice; well-projected voice
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
steel; sword steel; sword
personal (employee); employed; retained
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to boil strongly; to be excited
with a start; with a jump
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature