fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
supporting role (actor); minor role
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
long ago; a long time ago; already
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
men's basketball; boys' basketball
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
craving for the limelight
to use all one's strength (ability)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge