personality; character; individuality; personhood
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
duty; obligation; responsibility
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
polite; courteous; hospitable
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
story; tale; talk; discussion
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
young (e.g. young children); of few years
sharing; share (on social media); market share
large number (of); many; majority
one's possessions; ownership
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
strong person; the strong; the powerful
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
the big two...; two major...; two main...