major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
working adult; full-fledged member of society
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
clothing and accessories; attire
senior high school; high school
sphere; circle; range; category
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
minority group (party); minority
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
made-to-order; custom-made
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
action of making something; -ification
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(full-length) novel; long novel
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
early (days); initial stage; initial