to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
training (animals); breaking (animals)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
so; like this; in this way
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
outside of; not covered by
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
playability; game-like quality
interests and preferences
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank