to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
tournament; knockout competition
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
clapping and cheering; applause
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
with a broad grin; smirking
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
true character; true heart; true spirit
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
probability; likelihood; chances
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
long-serving soldier; veteran
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam