even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
place; room; margin; scope
simply; merely; only; solely
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
should; must; -able; probably; likely
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
spring water; clear (pure) water
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
vocational school; technical school
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl