furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
general idea; concept; notion
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
conditionally; with conditions attached
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
this for sure; certainly is
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
being very busy; busyness
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
calamity; misfortune; disaster
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
exposure to wind; severe criticism
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship