standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sense of caution; wariness
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
self-; from (a time or place)
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
full dress; formal dress; uniform
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth