vexing; irritating; impatient
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
preference; priority; precedence
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
goodness; excellence; virtue
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to happen to have on hand or in stock
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
beyond this point; from now on; after this