to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
pressure; oppression; suppression
pessimism; disappointment
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that's true; of course; obviously
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
self-consciousness; self-awareness
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
still better; even better
chastity; virtue; fidelity
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to challenge (a person) to a fight
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to cut corners; to be shoddy
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
established fact; fait accompli