libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be silent; to say nothing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
talk; story; conversation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
hating; strongly disliking
someone; a certain person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to complain; to make a complaint
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening