to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
venomous snake; poisonous snake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
chain; series; connection; linkage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run about; to rush about
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
number of times; frequency; count
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt