satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to repeat; to do over again
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to say no more; to sink into silence
in the meanwhile; during the time
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
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
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
according to plan; as planned; on target
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup