joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
equality; impartiality; evenness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer