nice; likeable; desirable
to keep a watchful eye on
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
aptitude; aptness; suitability
rating; ranking; grading; classification
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
greatest mistake of one's life
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
average height; average body height
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
I couldn't care less; not caring less
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
defensive measure; defense plan
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate