teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
coloured paper; colored paper
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
androgynous; gender-neutral
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
older brother; elder brother
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
waterproofing; making watertight
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to find fault with; to question
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed