to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
woman; female; feminine gender
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
acceleration; speeding up
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to make a speech; to address
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
throw; throwing; throwing event