to increase; to add to; to augment
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
university student; college student
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to be profitable; to yield a profit
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
pride; boast; credit (to)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
minimum; at the very least
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
vitality; ability to earn a living
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)