to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
in comparison to; rather than
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
license; permit; licence; certificate
finding employment; getting a job
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
to say no more; to sink into silence
until now; so far; up to the present
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to have a talk; to tell a story
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
don't you think?; indicates question
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very