head house (family); birthplace; originator
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spine; backbone; spinal column
to tighten; to press hard
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
advance; moving forward; progress
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to come and go; to go back and forth
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
book; volume; this; present; main; head
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
defeating in an instant; instant kill
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
impossible; unlikely; improbable
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract