instead; but (on the other hand)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
never mind!; don't worry about it
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to triumph; to be elated with success
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
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
to have an idea; to have a clue
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to look around; to look towards (us)
to move forward; to move on
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
conviction; belief; confidence
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name