regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
water outlet; tap; faucet
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
heterogeneity; heterogenecity
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
as you can imagine; as imagined
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
memory; ability to remember
recitation; reciting from memory
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
author; writer; novelist; artist
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
face contorted and about to cry
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
in session; in progress; under way; open
to give the stamp of approval
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
depiction; description; portrayal
to behave well (of a child)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
education; training; discipline
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge