highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
sympathy; empathy; response
surface of a board or record
talk; conversation; dialogue
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
three persons; three parties
model (e.g. of a vehicle); type
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
trackless; reckless; dissipated
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
celadon green; pale sea-green
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
face; looks; vestiges; trace
beginning; outset; opening; start
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief