as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to spend time (on doing something)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
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
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
very interesting; of great interest
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
symbol; code; sign; notation
enumeration; citation; listing
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
future (usually near); prospects
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
unification; union; oneness
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
flustered; confused; panicked
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to crouch; to squat; to cower
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn