to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
how others look at you; what others think about you
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
illicit sexual relationship
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
StarCraft (1998 video game)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
sign; indication; omen; symptom
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
a little bit; a little while
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge