to compete with; to vie for
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
entering a faith; joining a religion
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to master something (through personal experience)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to agree on; to agree about
playing in the mud; playing with mud
flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
to remove; to move out of the way
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
iron hammer; crushing blow
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
up until now; as recently as the present
in that way; like that; that way
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
down to earth; reasonable
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
(state of) unconsciousness
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)