plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to stop walking; to pause
to say; to be called; to do
to challenge (a person) to a fight
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
limited time; limited-time offer
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
first of all; in the first place
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)