mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
rival; competitor; competition
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
such; like that; that sort of
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
because; for; the reason why is ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
how much; how many; to what extent
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive