practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
second-year student; biennial
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
matter of time; question of time
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
comfort; consolation; diversion
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to watch intently; to stare
rehabilitation (in society)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
double-edged; double-edged blade
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
scenery; scene; landscape
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea