characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
voyage; passage; travelling
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
three times; thrice; third (interval)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance