even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
sympathy; compassion; pity
individual match; single game
group; party; team; squad; section
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to be opposite; to face each other
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to keep a watchful eye on
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
(find) common (meeting) ground
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
monolith; large slab of rock
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
(not so) much; (not) very
general; popular; common; typical
dismissal; sacking; discharge