prohibition; inhibition; ban
objection; dissent; protest
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(one's) quota; assignment
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica); scarab beetle
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
one bow; one salute; one greeting
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to strike dead; to beat to death
beyond that point; after that
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
lightly; easily; carelessly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
not bad; not half bad; pretty good