to move forward; to move on
to collapse; to flop (onto)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
online news; netnews; Usenet
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little 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
on the way 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
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -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
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed