hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
disciples of one's disciples
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
people close to the head man
existence; being; life; survival
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
the other day; a few days ago
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to stop talking; to be silent
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue