to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
fishnet stockings (tights)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
personification; anthropomorphization
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
eccentric; crank; oddball
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
every year; yearly; annually
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)