chair; stool; post; office; position
invitation; introduction; temptation
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
another school; other schools
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
main question; real issue at hand
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
beautiful woman; pretty girl
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
both; both sides; both parties
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
present; gift; to give a present or gift
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to lose heart; to lose motivation