slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
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
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
firm; strong; solid; stable
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
R; r; radius; curve; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); refrigerator
through a (computer, etc.) screen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
warp; curvature; curve; arch
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
self control; self restraint
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky