average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
party appointee in a safe constituency; (lit.) parachute candidate
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
preliminary arrangements; spade work
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
isolation; being alone; being friendless
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
either way; in any case; one way or another
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate