to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to replace; to move; to change the position of
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to be softened; to calm down
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to come back; to return; to recur
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to be opposite; to face each other
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
nod; inclination of the head