digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to investigate; to examine
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
off-topic (on an online thread)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
arrestee; person arrested
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to gain fame; to make one's name
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly