first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
pistol; handgun; revolver
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
bet; wager; stake; gamble
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
layout map; block plan; layout plan
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
on the sea; surface of the sea
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
opposite; reverse; contrary
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the whole day; all the day
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to complete decisively; to do to completion