pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
unfairness; injustice; partiality
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to mark the end; to spell the end
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
declaration; proclamation; announcement
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
semi-erection; half-boner
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
right to choose; a say; option
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
the five fingers; leading five; top five
living thing; living creature; animal; life
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis