(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
two (long cylindrical things)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
invisibly; secretly; privately
complete recovery of health
reopening; resumption; restarting
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
means of transportation; transport service
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
dullard; indecisive person
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light