proposal; offer; request; application
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
consideration; taking into account
riskiness; (level of) danger
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to defy conventional wisdom
step; stride; counter for steps
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to detain; to check; to restrain
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to find out; to discover; to locate
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
human relations; personal relationships
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
while; during (the time when)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master