to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
minuteness; one millionth
difference; variation; difference
to some extent; to a certain extent
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
(examination) comments and marks; rating
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
middle and high-school students
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to go out and away; to leave
even if; even though; however; no matter how