to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
commitment; pledge; promise
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
descendant; posterity; offspring
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
besides; moreover; in addition
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
re-education; retraining; in-service training
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to beat to death; to kill
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
in deep black; in jet black
upper half of the body; upper body
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
leopard (Panthera pardus)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block