strength; power; proficiency; ability
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bento; Japanese box lunch
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
body; body blow (in boxing)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
plate of assorted fried food
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fried prawns; fried shrimp
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
front; frontage; facade; main
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness