vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to send flying with a kick
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to forget to say; to forget to mention
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
comparatively; relatively
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
older sister; elder sister
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
devil; evil spirit; genie
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
outrageous lie; outright lie
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner