to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to torment; to torture; to harass
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
resignation; acceptance; consolation
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
bet; wager; stake; gamble
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
unexpectedly; surprisingly
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
inside; interior; inner part
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
tag (children's game); tig
(someone else's) daughter
ten (long cylindrical things)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
strong-willed; strong of heart
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
starting point; starting line
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
young girl; lass; adolescent female