confrontation; opposition; antagonism
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
to walk in on; to tread upon
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
almost every day; almost daily
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
in this manner; in this way; like this
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
power of the state; government authority
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be thrilled; to be excited
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love