sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
no, not like that (but like this)
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
young girl; lass; adolescent female
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
only recently; just of late
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
contemplation; meditation
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability