to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to lose a closely fought contest
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wherein; therein; thereinto
good performance; good work; great success
recently; lately; these days
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
in succession; one by one
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
Niigata (city, prefecture)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
very intensive training; very hard training
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker