cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
a little bit; a little while
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
emphatic sentence-ending particle
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)