main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
coherence; order; focus; point
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
existence; possession; having; limited company
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to master something (through personal experience)
to be inflated with pride
secret meeting; secret conference
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end