the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
opening game; (season) opener
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
professor; teaching; instruction
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
each newspaper; every newspaper
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
general public; the masses