since some time ago; for quite a while; already
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
original intention; initial resolution
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to summon courage; to be brave
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
exemplar; model; example; pattern
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
difference; discrepancy; variation
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
extract; excerpt; selection
every evening; night after night
flustered; confused; panicked
great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
talk; dialogue; conversation
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful