to think of; to come up with
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
piece; fragment; one (object)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
as a child; when one was a child
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
rather; sooner; preferably
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
your husband; her husband
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
result; effect; performance; success
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
discovery; detection; finding
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to watch steadily; to stare
two times; twice; two degrees