safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
superiority; predominance
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
but; however; although; though
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
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
spirit of a deceased person
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
nothing in particular; none in particular
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
revenge; having a second go (at something)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in