dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
I told you so; you see that?
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
understanding; comprehension
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
white horse; unrefined sake
great actor; famous actor; star
severe; strict; tough; hard