magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
improvement of relations; rapprochement
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
test period; exam period; examination time
to mark the end; to spell the end
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
murder for pleasure; lust murder
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
tall building; high-rise building
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
to tower over the surroundings
floor above; floor upstairs
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
match; game; bout; contest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
schedule; program; programme; agenda
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing