pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be worried; to be troubled
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
have a good day; take care; see you
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
for example; for instance; e.g.
understanding person; supporter
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do over again
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to be related to someone by blood
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf