(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
floor above; floor upstairs
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
preliminary investigation; preparation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to win the prize; to win the ring
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
correction; rectification; mending; repair
difference; disparity; gap
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
dispersing; breaking up; running away
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
journal; magazine; periodical
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold