ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
prickling; stinging; tingling
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to push aside; to brush aside
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
acceleration; speeding up
to speak ill of; to disparage
after that; afterwards; thereafter
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
forcibly; by force; against one's will
exploitation; overuse; abuse
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)