calamity; disaster; accident
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
ill-bred; poorly brought up
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
and then; and so; and; so then
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
suffix for train car numbers
platform; home; home base; home plate
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
a glance; a look; a glimpse
letter of acceptance; letter of consent
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
still better; even better
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to help each other; to cooperate
opposite side; other side
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times