master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tone (of voice); manner of talking
treating someone like a child
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
second (unit of time); arc second
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
simply; merely; only; solely
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
school; proofreading; proof
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
inside; interior; inner part
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition