to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
rather; sooner; preferably
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
jealousy; roasted rice cake
hey there; I say; see here
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pregnancy; conception; gestation
health and physical education
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just because; even if; even though
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
change of occupation; career change
financial planner; feature phone
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
first-rate; finest quality; the best
gambling den; gambling house
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
necessary condition; requirement
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to follow another's example
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed