difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to attack; to assault; to assail
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
just because; even if; even though
go that far; to that extent
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
all; entire; whole; altogether
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
should; must; -able; probably; likely
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
dreadnought class (of warship)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
slap in the face; slap on the cheek