putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
how; in what way; how about
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the matter you have been talking about
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
results; record; grades; marks
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
light; right; right field; right fielder
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but