considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
entreaty; supplication; petition
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
four (long cylindrical things)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all