to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
over-fond parent; doting parent
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
future prospects; promise
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
practicality; utility; usefulness
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
mechanism; organization; organisation
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
essence; true nature; substance; reality
the same rank; equality; apposition
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
how; in what way; by what means
to bring back; to restore
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...