deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to need; to demand; to take; to require
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
second generation; second; junior
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
trackless; reckless; dissipated
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
every month; each month; monthly
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
not caring; not giving a damn
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care