to be needed; to be wanted
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
tabletop role-playing game
increase and decrease; fluctuation
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be able to manage somehow or another
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to take (be in) charge of
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
support; backing; aid; assistance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
happy memory; sweet memory
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)