projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
computer game; video game
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
sharply; harshly; stingingly
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to be splendidly handsome
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
character building; formation of character; personality development
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
odd couple; incongruous couple
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
change in appearance; transformation
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)