barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to badger; to pester; to beg
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
seasoning; flavour; flavor
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
way; method; means; resource; course
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to give an impression; to make an impression
private residence or home
headache inducing; vexing
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
stationed in the United States; resident in the United States
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
official business; public business
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal