performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
estimate (of costs); budget
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
thickly; stickily; viscously
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
second (unit of time); arc second
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to be hesitant; to feel timid
sincere; earnest; serious
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
at first; in the beginning; originally
the opposite sex; isomerism
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going