expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(your, his, her) daughter
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
motherland; fatherland; native country
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
that's a different matter; that's a different story
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to anticipate; to foresee
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
pressure; oppression; suppression
fort; stronghold; fortification
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
split; division; break up
phantom; vision; illusion
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)