deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
individual match; single game
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish