crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
interference; intervention; meddling
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
person concerned; interested party; related party
right to know; right to access information
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
rival; competitor; competition
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to watch steadily; to stare
breaking off an engagement
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
sympathy; compassion; pity
either way; in any case; one way or another
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
no need to guess; certainly
successful person; success
to have an idea; to have a clue