atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to put on airs; to assume importance
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
near-death; close to death
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
embodying; expressing concretely
supreme; sublime; highest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
lacking talent or ability
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
short distance; short range; short-haul
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
extermination; annihilation
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed