to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
acceleration; speeding up
moron; idiot; stupid person
any more; any further; any better; any longer
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to talk; to chat; to chatter
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
window; window (shop display)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to become clear; to be made public
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
cross; crossed; cruciform
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
in that way; like that; that way
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
young noblewoman; princess
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest