to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
republicanism; cooperation; working together
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
elegance; taste; refinement
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
deadly serious; deadly earnest
proper; respectable; decent; honest
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
coming and going; traffic
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
it is I who should say so
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ratio; proportion; percentage
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live