to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
resentment; indignation; anger
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
chair; stool; post; office; position
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
courteous; decorous; polite
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(period of) a year; during an era
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
having said that; on the other hand
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
feminine; womanly; female
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)