setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
opposite; reverse; contrary
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
distant look; faraway look
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
extremely talented; very gifted
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness