to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
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; rarely; seldom
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
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; exceeding
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 look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
originally; by nature; from the start
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; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so; like this; in this way
older sister; elder sister
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to rank next to; to come after
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
devil; evil spirit; genie
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
powerless; helpless; incompetent
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
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)