tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
win-loss records (between two participants)
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to have more losses than wins
to have sex; to bang someone
what is called; what they call; so-called
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to be softened; to calm down
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to cross the line; to go too far
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to sniff out; to get wind of
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
wherein; therein; thereinto
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to forget to say; to forget to mention
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock