performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
short essay; pamphlet; tract
human kindness; human weakness
in one's hands; in one's control
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
thicket; coppice; brushwood
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
coming and going; commuting
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
Yoshizaki Mine (1971.12.2-)
Cochin (breed of chicken)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
when it comes to; concerning
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
application (of ointment, etc.)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
affected part; diseased part; wound
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world