to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
per person; per capita; per head
great army; mighty host; whole army
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
main cause; primary factor
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
pride; dignity; self-worth
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
leaving everything up to someone else
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
excited condition; excited state
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
queen (consort); empress (consort)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
all-star game; all-star cast