to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
standing on one's feet for a long time
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to badger; to pester; to beg
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
company president; manager; director
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(medical) doctor; physician
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
for your information; I'm telling you
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
instead; but (on the other hand)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
cookware; cooking utensil
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)