competition; rivalry; something worth doing
abusive language; violent language; wild words
like this; in this way; as you see
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
make no progress; remain unsettled
remaining silent; keeping secret
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to waver in one's resolution
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
a little; a bit; slightly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
horizon (related to bodies of water)
all eyes; public attention
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
person being waited for; person who waits
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
separation; farewell; parting