to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
single word; a few words; brief comment
to express (in words); to confess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
action; operation; effect; function
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
time; hour; period; class
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
business world; business circles; (the) industry
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)