mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
conviction; belief; confidence
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
participation; joining; entry; adherence
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to overcome (a difficulty)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
surroundings; environs; circumference
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
looking depressed; long face
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
high efficiency; high performance