or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
newspaper reporter; print journalist
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to yearn for; to be in love with
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
unprecedented; never seen before
to become excited; to grow lively
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
everything working out as desired
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
trouble; bother; annoyance
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to make sure of the truth
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to underrate; to make light of
at once; immediately; right now