to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
student teacher; trainee teacher
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
tide; current; tendency; trend
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to take (be in) charge of
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
connection; link; relationship
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
dark; not understood; unknown
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
seeing one off; farewell; escort
hair on the back of one's head