district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
late ejaculation; impotence
study group; study meeting
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be absorbed in reading
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
hi; hello; gotcha; understood
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
symbol; code; sign; notation
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
mega-sized portion; mega-sized serving; mega meal
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
sense of values; values; value system
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)