self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to stop walking; to pause
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach