exit; way out; outlet; vent
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
choices; alternatives; options
(small) stone; rock; pebble
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
reality; actuality; hard fact
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
in the hospital; hospitalized
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
public housing provided by a prefecture; prefectural housing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
as usual; as is one's habit
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances