to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
homosexuality; homosexual love
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
climbing to the summit; summiting
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to underrate; to make light of
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
stone (used for throwing)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to raise one's voice; to shout