to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
good impression; favorable impression
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hedge; fence; border; limit
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
forcibly; by force; against one's will
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
story; tale; talk; discussion
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
funny story; funny anecdote
boastful speech; bragging
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
trivial; not amounting to much
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
alienation effect; Verfremdungseffekt
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
anecdote; brief (comic) story
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to hide; to keep to oneself
calm; composed; cool; quiet
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless