justification; positioning; alignment
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
ability to make plans; planning ability
relation; relative; kind; cordial
participants; participating athletes
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
most ... ever; most ... up to now; more ... than ever before
fierce fight; close contest
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
loss; defeat; counter for losses
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
above-mentioned; above-named; above
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
business person; business operator
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)