to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
cooperation; collaboration
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
seeing for the first time; first sight
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
living room (Western style); sitting room
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
main question; real issue at hand
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
every year; yearly; annually
piece; fragment; one (object)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
annual (plant); first-year student
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
superiority complex; sense of superiority
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)