riches; wealth; resources; lottery
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
independence; self-reliance
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
preparatory phase; preparatory period
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
another thing; exception; special case
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
fantasy fiction; bizarre fiction
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
baseball player; ballplayer
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)
to look down on; to condescend
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
senior high school; high school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less