short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
arm; skill; efforts; ability
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
at once; immediately; right now
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already