to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
complete stranger; total stranger
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
nothing but; none other than
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
feminine; womanly; female
is something that; is that which
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
on bad terms; at loggerheads
individual; private person; personal; private
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to ask a question; to ask questions
delusion; trick of the imagination
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super