to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
totally willing; fully motivated
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
a long time ago; in those days
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
magic; sorcery; incantation
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to shout (in anger); to yell
complete set; all; everything
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to knock down; to knock off
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on