to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
that is to say; so that means
cooperation; collaboration
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
surely (not); certainly (not)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
to be worried; to be troubled
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to face; to go towards; to head towards
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
at first; initially; in the beginning
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
more than usual; especially; particularly
clearly; distinctly; vividly