progress; advance; improvement; development
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
great laughter; burst of laughter
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
is that so?; I see; right; oh
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of