fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
by today; before the day is over
second; number two; runner-up
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
reputation; respectability
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
regret; repentance; remorse
alone; unaided; away from home
such; like that; that sort of; very
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)