calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
ignorant of the ways of the world
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
quarrel; dispute; argument
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
in one's own way or style
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in this way; along these lines; similarly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
several times; a few times
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry