countermeasure; counter-measure
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
nausea; sickness in the stomach
emotional scars; mental trauma
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
family vacation; family trip
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
master; teacher; stable master
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to appease; to suppress; to calm
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick