spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
smallish; on the small side
indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
top recommendation; something highly recommended
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
communication skills; communication ability
another prefecture; other prefectures
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to not believe one's ears
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as