internal conditions; true state of affairs
way of speaking; intimation
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
(not so) much; (not) very
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
individual differences; personal equation
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
person concerned; interested party; related party
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
hey there; I say; see here
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
split; division; break up
news; word; tidings; omen
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to get late; to advance; to wear on
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
guidance; leadership; leading the way
in accordance with; according to
to run down (stairs, etc.)
(not) so much; (not) that much
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid