to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
rational; reasonable; logical
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
immediately; right away; on the spot
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to glare at each other; to confront each other
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image