declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
public telephone; pay phone
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to examine someone's expression
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
these guys; these fellows
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
head; lead; vanguard; first
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
approximate age; age range
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
because of; owing to; due to
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
compilation; editing; recording
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin