on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
being startled; getting a shock
progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
people; men and women; each person; everybody
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(appearing, occurring) one after another
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
silence (not speaking); muteness
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving