challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to become inverted; to become reversed
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
instability; insecurity; crankiness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
practice; practising; training; discipline
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
manner of using one's hands
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
script; libretto; scenario
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
training room (hall); gymnasium