particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
net news; network news; Usenet
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
club activities; extracurricular activities
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
returning from school; going home from school
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
action of making something; -ification
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
short distance; short range; short-haul
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)