to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
(religious) faith; belief; creed
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
in this way; along these lines; similarly
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
and so; therefore; for that reason
to understand; to make out
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to catch the eye; to attract attention
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
another thing; other things; another man's property
to brave a danger; to take a risk
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
recommendation; referral; endorsement