no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
large quantity; large amount
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
succeeding; following; trailing; next
hooting; jeering; heckling
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
workforce reduction; personnel cut
manners; behavior; behaviour
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
chance (of success); odds
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
meanwhile; in the meantime
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to cut; to slit; to slash
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
freely; frankly; without reserve
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick