underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
reality; actuality; hard fact
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
at that time; in those days
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be dispersed; to get separated
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
strong-willed; strong of heart
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to serve; to work for; to attend
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)