noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
platform; home; home base; home plate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
no matter how much time passes
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
of great promise; with a promising future
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
principal occupation; core business
professionalism; professional awareness
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
district; section; sector
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost