to look forward to something
cannot be compared with; no match for
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to press a question; to cross-examine
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
war; fighting; fierce competition
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
several people; a few people
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
cheap article; poor quality article
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away