pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
what is worse; to make matters worse
to be excited; to be elated
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
sincere; earnest; serious
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
preface; introduction; preamble
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
a matter of life and death
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
dark clouds; black clouds
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
nice; likeable; desirable
outsider; layman; amateur