to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to forget to say; to forget to mention
now that; since; as long as; provided that
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to be transparent; to show through
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
point in common; common feature
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
both; both sides; both parties
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
firm; strong; solid; stable
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
homeless; homeless person
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)