rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
in one's own way or style
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
final; eventual; ultimate
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to have meaning; to be meaningful
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
in the face of; in defiance of
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present