round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
again and again; repeatedly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be talented; to be able
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
even if not; even without