undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
joint together; opposite; facing
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
prickling; stinging; tingling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
calamity; disaster; accident
demon of ill health; disease
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
even if; even though; wow
in this manner; in this way; like this
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to play a central role; to take a leading part
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to move (house); to change residence
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
physical work; physical worker; blue-collar worker
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do