one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to raise one's voice; to shout
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
intellectual-type gangster
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to save; to leave over; to spare
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to be filled to bursting; to burst
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
counter for birds or rabbits
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got