to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
chair; stool; post; office; position
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
man; male; masculine gender
love affair; love relationship
coexistence; living together
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
I see; that's right; indeed
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
anything and everything; just about everything
to be surprised; to be astonished