purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to have a smattering knowledge of
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
otherwise; if not; or else
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
starvation; famine; hunger
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
playability; game-like quality