to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
major incident; major happening; big scandal
detective team; study group; club
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
writing; composition; essay; sentence
wooden building; wooden architecture
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
band of robbers; gang of thieves
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
lowercase letter; small letter
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam