orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
this world; this life; world of the living
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
heading; headline; index; headword
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
district; section; sector
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear