one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take command; to give direction
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
had better ...; had better not ...
other side; opposite side; other party
in the same way as; just like
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
several people; a few people
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
tension; mental strain; nervousness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
scene; view; prospect; outlook