(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
leather shoes; leather boots
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
as soon as possible; ASAP
push-up (exercise); press-up
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
reverse sexual harassment; sexual harassment of males by females
black-market channels; illegal channels
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; soft and slippery
way of asking; way of listening; listener
inconsiderate; insensitive; thoughtless
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
hot topic; talk of the town
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
common front; united front
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to form a pair; to pair up
(opening of a) wound; cut
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
difference; discrepancy; variation
devil; demon; the Devil; Satan
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine