to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
woman; female; feminine gender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
attack; assault; attempt; try
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to attack; to assault; to assail
another's parent; another's parents
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
company; corporation; workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
near oneself; close to one; familiar
human relations; personal relationships
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
present; gift; to give a present or gift
one's post; place of work; workplace
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread