minority group (party); minority
majority group (party, faction)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to shout (in anger); to yell
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
one after another; in rapid succession
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
since one was born; (in) all one's life
being about to cry; the verge of tears
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
sweet voice; seductive voice
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
thickly; stickily; viscously