opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to find out; to discover; to locate
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
information; making a report (to a superior)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
in respect of; in regards to; as for
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
opinion; intention; thought
realistic; practical; feasible
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to bend; to warp; to curve
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
(college) president; secretary-general
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
extermination; annihilation
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens