resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
surely (not); certainly (not)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
softness; gentleness; weakness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)