daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(personal) background check
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
Tannat (wine grape variety)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fee; charge; rate; material
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)