the matter you have been talking about
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
alone; unaided; away from home
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
to stop (plug) one's ears
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)