long ago; a long time ago; already
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to breathe in and breathe out
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
university entrance examination
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
audience; attendance; hearers
(committee) chairman; president
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
voters; electorate; constituents
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
largest class; top category
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
recommender; nominator; referee
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
unedited remarks; frank opinions