to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
marriage fraud; fake marriage
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
impudent; shameless; brazen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
etude; study; study (in painting, sculpture, etc.); trial work; improvisational theatre
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
at the last moment; this late in the game
story; tale; talk; discussion
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
technique; art; skill; move
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
one's house; one's home; one's family