strength; power; proficiency; ability
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
emotional strength; force of will
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
retainer; vassal; servant
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
emotional wall; internal barrier
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
kitchen; financial situation
influencing (a person) for good
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
mockery; derision; ridicule
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to solicit; to demand; to extort
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of