applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
new student; freshman; first-year student
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
injured person; wounded person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sincere; earnest; serious
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
getting an advance (on one's salary)
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
without permission; without notice
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
crying face; face of a person who is crying
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd