to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
fundamental idea; basic concept
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
Far East Network; network of American military radio and television stations in East Asia
to bind (with rope, etc.)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
I told you so; you see that?
way; method; means; resource; course
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
strategic resources; strategic materials