to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
although I say; although one might say; although called
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to exchange; to interchange
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
originally; by nature; from the start
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to subsist; to keep on living
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to be smeared; to be covered
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)