to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
difference; disparity; gap
covered with; stained; smeared
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
best friend; very close friend
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
chief for the day (PR event in which a celebrity heads a police, fire, etc. department for a day)
food; food products; foodstuffs
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
transfer fee (for a player)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
faith will move mountains
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to stop midway; to interrupt
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
proceeds (from a sale); takings
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
full throttle; full power
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
three persons; three parties
a second time; again; once more; twice