to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
imitation; similar article; similar goods
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
reading matter; reading material
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to telephone; to make a phone call
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
even though; despite; when
to pass (of time); to elapse
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
just because; even if; even though
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
recitation; reciting from memory
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime