timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
good result; good outcome
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
if you think about it; come to think of it
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to rebuke; to scold harshly
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.); yen-denominated; yen-based
national debt; national securities; government bonds; government securities
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
banknote; bill; note; paper money
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
settlement; solution; resolution
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
as; because; with; due to
rising; ascending; climbing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error