what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
testimony; (verbal) evidence
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to win and advance to the next round
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to be settled; to be brought to an end
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hostile party; enemy side
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to lead someone around by the nose
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly