pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
large number (of); many; majority
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
clear; precise; definite; distinct
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
(please ...) after checking; after verification
answering machine; answerphone
visual hallucination; vision
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
take (e.g. in film-making)
certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent