opposite; reverse; contrary
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
shell (e.g. electron shell)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
singing voice; (sound of) singing
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
official announcement; proclamation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
something; nothing (with neg. verb)