to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
honorific affix; honorific prefix
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
serious wound; serious injury
with a clink (click, clack)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
the last moment; the very end
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to degenerate; to lapse into
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
much less; to say nothing of
this and that; various things
peace; peace sign; V sign
individual differences; personal equation
being left out; being ostracized