image; figure; figure; form; image
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
making practical; making useful; implementing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bet; wager; stake; gamble
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
older brother; elder brother
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to have one's name entered (in a list)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
same; similar; (just) like; equal
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)