to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to be torn off; to come off
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.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
rhythm game (video game genre); music game
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
by all means; by all costs
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
in the future; another day; later
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)