inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
speech and conduct; words and deeds
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to be consistent; to be coherent
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to begin talking; to open up
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright