favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
based on; built on; made from
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
surface of a board or record
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to bring back; to restore
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
derivation (e.g. in math, logic); drawing (conclusion, summary etc.); leading (e.g. to a conclusion, opinion, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
10,000,000,000; ten billion
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out