physical strength; muscle strength
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to have an eye on; to zero in on
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
first world problem; good problem to have
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
this (very thing); this precisely
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out