perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be embarrassed; to lose face
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
one (thing); one piece; one item
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
role of the villain; the bad guy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
this (very thing); this precisely
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)