to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
passage; path; route; one's way
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
huge; enormous; great big
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
per-capita division; division according to the number of people