fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
several years; a few years
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
waiting for someone to arrive
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
(period of) a year; during an era
from here; from this place
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
several times; a few times
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to have more losses than wins
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
authenticity; credibility
same generation; one's generation
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
personal; individual; private
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
fluent (in a language); flowing
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra
simple and clear; plain and simple