to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
front; frontage; facade; main
hostility; antagonism; opposition
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
heart; guts; nerve; central part
power; might; authority; influence
guaranteed; authentic; certified
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
end of life; death; annihilation
to fly around; to scatter
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
so; like this; in this way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
authenticity; credibility
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
impossible to do (although wants to)