pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
sense of being the chosen people
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(in) his way; peculiar to him
ex post facto report; report after the event
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
desperately; for one's dear life
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
throne; first place; top spot; championship
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
your daughter; young woman
to mind; to care; to worry
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
sons and daughters; children; girl
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general