ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
nice; good; well-executed
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
man; male; masculine gender
very interesting; of great interest
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement