pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
rising; ascending; climbing
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to cause someone to worry
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to lose sight of; to miss
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
master; teacher; stable master
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to subsist; to keep on living
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
disorder; disturbance; unrest
summer vacation; summer holiday
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it