examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
hidden treasure; treasured article
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
duty; obligation; responsibility
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
very much; exceedingly; extremely
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
such ... as; or some such
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question