good performance; good work; great success
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
one lump; one body; one group
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
complete change; about-face
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
only; merely; but; no more than
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
(written) contract; agreement
not worth considering; out of the question
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
senior high school student
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)