present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
outsider; someone outside of a group
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
standing; reserve; always having ready
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
several times; several degrees
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to attack; to assault; to assail
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
with a splash; with a splosh
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise