great victory; crushing victory
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
transcendence; excellence; superiority
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
steady advance; carrying all before one
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
consecutive victories; series of victories
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
pull; patronage; tug; discount
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
counter seat; seat at the counter
prime minister; premier; chancellor
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
leadership; initiative; spearhead
high-class restaurant; high-end store