to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
complicated and mysterious
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
without permission; without notice
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to slide into; to slip into
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
grip (of hand); grip strength
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
(necessary) personnel; required person
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
muscle rupture; myorrhexis
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
one or two; a few; small number
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
difference; variation; difference