mask; striking the head (kendo)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
as planned; according to plan
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
elder sister; older female friend
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
interference; intervention; meddling
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution