to take a breath; to take a short rest
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
when; at what moment; what time
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to give an impression; to make an impression
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
the opposite sex; isomerism
popular name; common name; given name
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
to unfold; to unroll; to open
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to correct oneself; to restate
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)