active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
newcomer; initiate; rookie
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
quickly; calmly; intently
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
bygones; the past; past event
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
light meal; snack; refreshments
hotel charge; lodging expense
cost of a meal (or meals)
no-bake cheesecake; gelatin cheesecake; unbaked cheesecake
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
complete stranger; total stranger
curiosity; inquisitiveness
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down