sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to repeat; to do something over again
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
try; attempt; try (rugby)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
rating; classification; allocation; grading
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there