straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
female high-school student
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
materials; data; document
interval; break; pause; spare moment
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
meal ticket; meal voucher
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
at that (very) moment; just then
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
preference; priority; precedence
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to pour water on; to irrigate
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on