not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to be too numerous; to be too much
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
surely (not); certainly (not)
Japanese contingent; Japanese players; Japanese competitors; Japanese companies; Team Japan
(present) head of a family
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
migration; move; emigration; immigration
national defence; national defense
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
financial power; financial means; wealth
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
largest class; top category
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
tailor-made suit; tailored suit; made-to-measure suit
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to become vulgar; to coarsen