equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
introductory text; introductory essay
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
suffix for familiar person
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
society for the study of manga; manga club
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
Boys (The Shirelles song)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
worthy of special mention
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
sense of humor; sense of humour
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to scrape off; to plane off
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
top recommendation; something highly recommended
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying