recommendation; endorsement
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
son of a bitch; piece of shit
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to read the situation; to sense the mood
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
some people; a few people; several people
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out