holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
just because; even if; even though
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Japan's best; number one in Japan
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
proposal; offer; request; application
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
right in the center (centre)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer