outsider; layman; amateur
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to be badly made; to fail
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
test period; exam period; examination time
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
on the left as one faces (it)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
old friend; old acquaintance
these guys; these fellows
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest