pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
ardent; passionate; vehement
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
everything working out as desired
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)