considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
shameless; shameless person
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to correct oneself; to restate
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
with a start; with a jump
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
advisory level; warning level
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
thunderous roar; roaring sound
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release