being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
trend of the times; way things are going
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to appear all together; to be all present
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
second; number two; runner-up
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to dance; to perform dance steps
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); one move
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees