suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
rival; competitor; competition
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
nothing in particular; none in particular
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
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
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
movie; film; motion picture
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
restoration; repair; mending
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
that is to say; so that means
source of information; intelligence source; message source