war; battle; match; game; competition
this world; this life; this generation; present day
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
regret; repentance; remorse
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
for example; for instance; e.g.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
one-by-one; separately; in detail
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action