sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to gain fame; to make one's name
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
growth period (in children)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
I see; that's right; indeed
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
two times; twice; two degrees
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be helpful; to be useful
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
something like ...; something called ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
observation; survey; watching
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
man; male; masculine gender
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen