resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to increase; to add to; to augment
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
different opinion; objection
to complain; to make a complaint
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself