affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
a rival horse or candidate
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
higher rank; better position
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
picking up trash; collecting garbage
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to not take seriously; to take lightly
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
impossible to do (although wants to)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed