sincere; earnest; serious
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
(sports) commentator; play-by-play announcer; Let's Player; Let's Play gamer
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
a cut above; one step above
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
one (thing); one piece; one item
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
how long; how far; how much
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
these days; nowadays; recently
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder