occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to listen to in an ecstasy
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
after a long time; for the first time in a while
script; screenplay; scenario
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
third day of the month; three days
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
gender; distinction of sex; sex
not counted (in the score); not tallied
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
bodily sensation; sense; experience
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
hiding one's embarrassment
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
stating (one's views); expressing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
childish; child-like; immature; infantile