(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
publication of results; announcement of results
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
receiving; acceptance; reception
postponement; deferment; adjournment
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
it's been a long time; long time no see
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
to keep in mind; to memorize
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
manuscript; version; draft
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
extremely; terrifically; super
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)