objection; dissent; protest
how many months?; how long?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
campus life; student life; life as a university student
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
something like ...; something called ...
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
mental; spiritual; emotional
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
nice; good; well-executed
a little bit; a little while
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
practice; practising; experience
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
that; the matter in question
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
blank space; margin; blank canvas
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to skip over (while reading); to skim
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
in its entirety; whole; wholly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it