protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
sekai-kei (genre of manga, anime, etc.)
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
heroine; female protagonist
standard (for weights and measures)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
calamity; disaster; accident
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
door; gate; opening; title page
goosebumps; goose pimples
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
had better ...; had better not ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
interest; rights; concession
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
food; foodstuff; prey; victim