opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
curious; strange; unusual
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to state; to express; to mention
to have a smattering knowledge of
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to attack; to assault; to assail
self control; self restraint
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to pause; to have a short intermission
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
freely; right and left; as one pleases
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
pure and innocent; immaculate