same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
different room; another room; separate rooms
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
footwear; footgear; shoes
to collect; to assemble; to gather
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to read the situation; to sense the mood
although I say; although one might say; although called
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate