to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
head of the student council; president of the student council
button (clothing); push-button; button
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
president (of a society); chairman
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
pupil; student; schoolchild
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect