tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
settlement; solution; resolution
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
overall victory; championship
company president; manager; director
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
review (of learned material); revision
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
pardon me for leaving (first)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
duty; obligation; responsibility
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
without; but if; otherwise; or else
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
tedious; boring; being fed up with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly