firm and unyielding; rigid
blur; blurred; indistinct
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
now that you say that; now that you mention it
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
for (some) doubtful points to remain
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to trample; to crush underfoot
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
video camera; video camcorder
to shout (in anger); to yell
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
shyness; bashfulness; shame
obstruction of business; interference with business
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
no, not like that (but like this)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
very loud volume; megavolume
store interior; inside of a shop
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
that's too bad; too bad for you!
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
notes; comment; remark; annotation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders