glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
difficult to approach; inaccessible
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
graduation examination; graduation test
(being) face to face; facing each other
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
condition; situation; prospects
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
from the beginning; from scratch
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh