crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
promiscuity; promiscuous sexual relations; communal marriage; mixed marriage; interracial marriage; miscegenation
longed-for; anxiously awaited
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
crotch; thigh; groin; crutch
had better ...; may as well ...
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
arbitration; intercession; mediation
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone