to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
memories; recollections; reminiscence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
joint together; opposite; facing
to squeeze out; to wring out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
homeroom; form room; form class
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
chair; stool; post; office; position