to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
it is I who should say so
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
hospitality; treating like a guest
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to become keen on; to get passionate about
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
passage; path; route; one's way
mental health; mental hygiene
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (abbr); CERO
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
opening and shutting; opening and closing
synchronization; synchronized swimming
reason; cause; history; origin
virtually zero (e.g. interest rate); effectively zero; net zero (carbon emissions)