adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
drawing; painting; picture
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
another thing; other things; another man's property
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
dissection; autopsy; analysis
brand name; trade name; product name
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
new product; new line (of products)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down