to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
when it comes to; concerning
promising; hopeful; full of promise
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
secret information; intelligence
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
technique; art; skill; move
not limited to; not just ...
armed group; armed insurgents
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
bathing; going in the bath
person in charge; official; attendant
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on