rave reviews; extremely high praise
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
deep-frying with little oil
powdered cheese; cheese powder
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable