no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
long talk; long-winded speech
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
of no interest; not interested
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next term; next period; next version; next release
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
light music; popular music
main force; chief object; mainline
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
switching over to; migration; transition
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
belonging to no party or school of thought
to be relieved; to feel relieved