pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
particularly; only; in the case of
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
very great; enormous; serious
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
being settled; coming to a conclusion
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
based on; built on; made from
weak point; unskillfulness
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused