to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in order; sequential; seriatim
paying one's own expenses
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
technical advisor; expert advisor
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
outsider; someone outside of a group
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
kanji "big shell" radical
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
killing a younger brother; fratricide
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret