to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
originally; by nature; from the start
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
in the midst of the enemy
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
enemy's strength or fighting power
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
upper floor (of a building)