by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
creation; Creation (by God)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular