to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be lacking in options; to be too few
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
front; frontage; facade; main
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
calming down; quieting down
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy