point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
full view; plain sight; completely visible
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
bergamot (Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia); bergamot orange; bergamot (Monarda didyma); bee balm; Oswego tea
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
objection; dissent; protest
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
setting off (on a trip); departure
splinters of glass; glass shards
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
around the clock; day and night
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
source of information; intelligence source; message source
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
children's literature; juvenile literature
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful