lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
family; members of a family
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance