examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to turn completely into; to become completely
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
originally; by nature; from the start
monolith; large slab of rock
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
set of three; three sets; three classes
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
casual speech; peer language; informal language
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
calm; composed; cool; quiet
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to