vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
top news; front-page news; lead story
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
reputation; respectability
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
main question; real issue at hand
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently