first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
reopening; resumption; restarting
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to read the situation; to sense the mood
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
maintenance; preservation; improvement
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
long hair (usu. of a man)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)