foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to complete decisively; to do to completion
morning training (e.g. before school)
to form a group; to form a bunch
reinforcement; strengthening
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
tiger rope; yellow and black nylon rope
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
negative emotions; negative feelings
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be opposite; to face each other