grasp; catch; understanding
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
it seems so; that's what it looks like
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
older brother and younger sister
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
looking on (somebody) as hostile
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
in proportion to; just as much as
hedge; fence; border; limit
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big