white stone; white (go pieces)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
comma; decimal point; radix point
setting a bad example to others
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
security posture; security readiness; security preparedness
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
potato chips; potato crisps
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
in person; personally; directly
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
old friend; old acquaintance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words