ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
reset; fresh start; new beginning
homeroom; form room; form class
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
after school (at the end of the day)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
with a start; with a jump
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
retort; back talk; backchat
to take over; to hand over
how long; how much; to what extent
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
local rule; house rule; ground rule
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
world-destroying conflagration
to burst open; to pop; to split
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
verbal promise; one's word
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication