strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
adviser; advisor; consultant
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
war; battle; match; game; competition
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
smoothly; easily; readily
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited