to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
university hospital; teaching hospital
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
patience; endurance; perseverance
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
besides; in addition; also; moreover
soon; before long; in the near future
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
failure; mistake; blunder
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
since then; from that time; ever since
contact; touch; contact lens
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
no exception; without exception; always the same
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path