to glare at each other; to confront each other
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
frequency (of occurrence)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
temporary truce; ceasefire
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
reaching; attaining; arrival
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
several years; a few years
pull; patronage; tug; discount
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
good feeling; feeling good
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to abandon; to leave behind
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream