brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
man; male; masculine gender
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
being left out; being ostracized