to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
junior high school student; middle school pupil
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
one-off; one off (e.g. car)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
quotation; citation; reference
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck