to take a breath; to take a short rest
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
naivete; simplicity; innocence
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
being startled; getting a shock
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
one edge; one end; one side
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
company president; manager; director
innumerable; countless; numberless
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
society; public; community; social studies
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation