alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hunting ground; hunting preserve
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to line up; to form a party
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
complete change; about-face
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
contest; comparison; competition
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to bind (with rope, etc.)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet