cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
trio; gang of three; threesome
already; now; no longer; not any more
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
publication of results; announcement of results
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
-less; lacking; non-existing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)