to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
dawning (of a new era); dawn
reaching; attaining; arrival
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
bright person; talented student; prodigy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say