to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
impudent; shameless; brazen
critic; reviewer; commentator
stereotyped; patterned; typical
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
discussion; argument; debate
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)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to make out
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
audience; spectator; spectators
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
expression; presentation; representation; notation
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
producer (film, TV, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
to hide; to keep to oneself
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
discovery; detection; finding
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)