nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
true character; real nature
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
interference; intervention; meddling
university student; college student
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to express (in words); to confess
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cost reduction; cost saving
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
returning tit for tat; retaliating
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
having no idea; having no clue
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
second-year student; biennial
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly