at first; initially; in the beginning
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
modesty; humility; being humble
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
special training; intensive training; crash course
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
considerably; greatly; a lot
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
news; word; tidings; omen
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
that day; the very same day
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate