to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
go that far; to that extent
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
business trip; official trip
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
cooperation; collaboration
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
arrest; apprehension; capture
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be helpful; to be useful
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart