to spread; to be propagated
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to accept; to receive; to agree
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
one day; (on) a certain day
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
forcibly; by force; against one's will
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
essence; true nature; substance; reality
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction