familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to keep away; to keep at a distance
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
finish; finishing; finishing touches
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to paint (draw) a picture
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property