stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
(one) could even say that
surrounding at a distance
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
for a while; for some time; for a period
superiority complex; sense of superiority
never mind!; don't worry about it
having lost face; in a bind
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
moment by moment; hour by hour
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder