to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to happen to meet; to come across
profiting while others fight
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
advantage or disadvantage
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
fast approach; quick intimacy
whole story; full picture; full particulars
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
in accordance with plans; just as planned
according to plan; as planned; on target
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
comma; decimal point; radix point
yeast mash; yeast starter
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees