to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
these guys; these fellows
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
conquest; domination; mastery
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to subsist; to keep on living
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
piece; fragment; one (object)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly