how much; how many; to what extent
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
battle formation; military formation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
four corners; four ordinal directions
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
prospects of victory; chances of success
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
cheap article; poor-quality article
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
current value; price; market value
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
depending on; dependent on
bet; wager; stake; gamble
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ignorant of the ways of the world
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book