a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
equality; impartiality; evenness
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to increase; to add to; to augment
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
something like ...; something called ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
second (unit of time); arc second
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
difference; variation; difference
way; method; means; (technical) specification
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
higher rank; better position