superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one's house; one's home; one's family
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to say; to be pleased to say
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
(only) one option; one possible choice
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
final adjustment; final coordination
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
have a good day; take care; see you
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
very likely; very probable
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
hot topic; talk of the town
information transfer; information transmission
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
even if not; even without
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
heading; headline; index; headword
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
ladybug; ladybird; lady beetle; Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); harlequin ladybird
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
near; nearby; not far off
for dear life; barely escaping alive
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise