active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
popular person; favorite; favourite
to not take seriously; to take lightly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooperation; coordination; link
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
no!; no no!; no, not at all
go that far; to that extent
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
after that; afterwards; thereafter
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
each place; various places
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
absence; disregard; indifference
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one's house; one's home; one's family
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sharp increase; sudden rise