self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
both (people); the two of them
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
patting; stroking; caressing
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
propulsive power; driving force
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
everyday life; daily life
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
when it comes to ...; as for ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming