obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
telephone call; telephone (device)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
knowing; (an) acquaintance
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away