condition; situation; prospects
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
optimism; taking an optimistic view
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
this (very thing); this precisely
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
main; principal; chief; primary; major
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
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
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
guaranteed; authentic; certified
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
indescribable; having no way to express
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)