technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to be in focus; to come into focus
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
spirits (distilled beverage); spirit
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to become better; to improve
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
ninja rope with grappling hook
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
tournament; knockout competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)