to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
operation; functioning; running
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
nothing but; none other than
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
calculated; premeditated; considered
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress