strong pressure; heavy pressure
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
fifth day of the month; five days
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
complete recovery; healing
diagnosis; medical examination
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
systematically; in turn; consequentially; mechanically; automatically
to rank next to; to come after
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
desperation; self-abandonment
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
training room (hall); gymnasium
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to turn completely into; to become completely
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress