straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
one by one; one after another; successively
connection; link; relationship
attack; assault; attempt; try
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to feel inferior; to feel small
environment; circumstance
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
free translation; liberal translation
even if; even though; however; no matter how
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in that way; like that; that way
condition; state (of health); appearance
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt