to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to begin; to set about; to start
same generation; one's generation
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
right in the center (centre)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to thrust down; to push off
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to yell; to rant; to rave
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
travelling alone; solitary journey
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt