recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
even though it is not; despite not
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
rather than; more ... than ...
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
a foolish child is more precious
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)