general idea; concept; notion
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
perfectly round; perfectly circular
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
every person; every mouth; every entrance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be silent; to say nothing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
one more time; once more; once again
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
special training; intensive training; crash course
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(not) even once; (not) ever
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove