terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nothing but; except; no more than
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; talk; discussion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
senior high school; high school
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to graduate from a university
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
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kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(police) detective; criminal matter
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person