pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
company name; name of a company
most part; greater part; majority
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
intimacy; affection; familiarity
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
such; like that; in that way
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
memory; sense; experience
isonicotinic acid hydrazide; INAH
general; popular; common; typical
connection; link; relationship
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
(Edo-period) account book
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to slide down; to slip down
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
to turn completely into; to become completely
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path