the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
taste; liking; preference
sense of values; values; value system
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to crawl out of; to creep out of
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
addition; adding; supplement
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to face on; to look out on to
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic