repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
mute; damper; muting (a TV, microphone, etc.); muting (a user on a social networking service)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(in) her way; peculiar to her
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to get distracted; to jump off the track
lately; recently; these days
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
to master something (through personal experience)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
to gain a victory; to win
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
slight; little; insignificant
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting