not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
around the world; throughout the world
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
(short) rest; breather; break
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
sympathy; compassion; pity
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)