strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
hegemony; leadership; initiative
war situation; progress of a battle
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
time; season; period; phase; stage
video game (played on a home console)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
drinking bout; merrymaking
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
IC card; smart card; chip card
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to speak; to hear a voice
grasp; catch; understanding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below