to breathe out; to exhale
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
personage; person (deserving of respect)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
at a moment's notice; readily
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order