young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
something; some kind of; for some reason
woman who has divorced and moved back to her parents; moving back to one's parents after getting divorced; leaving and then returning (to a company, etc. one has previously left); leaving from and returning to the same port (of a ship)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
bygones; the past; past event
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
format; procedure; way of proceeding
prompt; immediate; in real time
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
stagnation; hindrance; delay
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
coordinator; coordinating role
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
SMS; short message service
(terrorist) suicide bombing
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
natural disaster; cataclysm
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
particularly; only; in the case of
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
calculated; premeditated; considered
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
open; public; official; overt
sense of speed; speed; promptness
topic of discussion; agenda
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque