painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
review (of learned material); revision
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to squeeze out; to wring out
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
in accordance with plans; just as planned
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
freely; right and left; as one pleases
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
going through; going via; going by way of
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example