gentle; mild; meek; tender
carving; engraving; chiselled features
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
question; inquiry; enquiry
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to live fast (and recklessly)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be hesitant; to feel timid
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
preface; introduction; preamble
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
long; drawn-out; very long
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to spend time (on doing something)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
of course; certainly; naturally
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying