to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
weekly publication; weekly magazine
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
righteousness; justice; right
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
nature; property; disposition
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
consecutive victories; series of victories
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)