battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
flaring up; bursting into flames
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit