to be thrilled; to be excited
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to be infected; to be contagious
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
powdered medicine; powder
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
lately; recently; these days
job hunting; job searching
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
illegitimate child; secret love child
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to recover consciousness; to come to