understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
distinctive; characteristic
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
fabrication; lie; fiction
contrived; false-sounding
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to blame; to find fault with
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
individual match; single game
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
source of information; intelligence source; message source
be (that) as it may; having said that
murder; killing; murderer
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
establishment; settlement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
defense; defence; fielding