to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
chief; main; principal; important
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to throw at; to turn; to raise
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
person with a bounty on their head
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
anything and everything; just about everything
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to