country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
these guys; these fellows
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to speak; to hear a voice
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to backfire; to have a harmful result
being bunched up together; being crowded together
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
though; even if; whether ... or ...
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
relation; connection; relevance
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to be in focus; to come into focus
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se