self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to form a group; to form a bunch
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be relieved of one's post
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to temper thoroughly; to train well
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
the same generation; coeval
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
extremely; terrifically; super
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
exaltation; emotional uplift
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
all over; all over the place; everywhere
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
besides; in addition; also; moreover
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
unique; peculiar; singular