short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
secret admirer; closet fan
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
supplementary classes or lectures
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
nature park; natural park
forcibly; against one's will
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
more than usual; especially; particularly
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
customization; customisation
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
temporary absence from school
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous