stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(large) house; residence; mansion
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
expression; look; countenance; face
script; libretto; scenario
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
semen; seminal fluid; sperm
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
hedge; fence; border; limit
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
and so; therefore; for that reason
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination