core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to live through; to survive
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
ruler's orders; master's orders
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
many; a lot; much; multitude
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to lay aside; to set aside
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
but; however; provided that
to lay down one's arms; to disarm; to demilitarize
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl