outsider; someone outside of a group
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to make sense; to be meaningful
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
polish; improvement; burnishing
to polish up; to shine up
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
large truck; semi-trailer
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel