this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
power; might; authority; influence
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
from the beginning; from scratch
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
influence; effect; impact
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence