makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
personal; individual; private
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
actor; actress; player; performer
fashion designer; couturier
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
first thing in the morning
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
just past noon; afternoon
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
official announcement; proclamation
if so; in that case; in that situation
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence