to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
correction; revision; amendment
great difference; major mistake
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
arm; skill; efforts; ability
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
deadly serious; deadly earnest
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
likability; favorability; popularity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
discussion; debate; argument
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to raise one's voice; to shout
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
first of all; in the first place
form; shape; figure; visage
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
existence; possession; having; limited company
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly