by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
sexy; popular; well-liked
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
society for the study of manga; manga club
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
club activities; extracurricular activities
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
if it is the case that ...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
every year; yearly; annually
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than