secret; private; surreptitious
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to not believe one's ears
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
that kind; competition; match
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
even more; still more; further
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
remote control; remote operation
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
from the beginning; from scratch
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
killing two birds with one stone
process; course; mechanism
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to sprout; to put forth buds
supply; supplying; replenishment
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance