creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
villain; baddie; the villain's part
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
so what!; who gives a damn?
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
wrong; different; not like that
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
heaps of corpses all around
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
ability; capability; competence; skill
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be flexible; to be accommodating
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
training; education; development; cultivation
rival; competitor; competition
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
graduation ceremony; commencement
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group