ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
true character; true heart; true spirit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
transmitter; homing device
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
different opinion; objection
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fate; destiny; predestination
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
as you see; as you can see
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
settlement; payment of account
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers