personal grudge; personal enmity
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
class-A; A class; A grade
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to approach; to draw near
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
surrounding at a distance
splish-splash; with a splash
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
urgency; exigency; emergency
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
full throttle; full power
torturing to death; tormenting to death
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession