step-up; advance; progress; increase
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
long-awaited; much-awaited
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
pronunciation; production of sound
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
serious wound; serious injury
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
what happens twice will happen thrice
to launch a surprise attack
serious; severe; grave; acute
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
having not the slightest idea
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
than; other than; except; but
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
by sheer strength; by brute force
to fall in love (with); to love
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
persecution complex; paranoia
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
lucky sukebe; type of fan service in anime where there's accidental nudity, groping, etc.