social meeting place; watering hole
female university student; female college student
actor; actress; player; performer
trendy drama; genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
longed-for; anxiously awaited
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring