from now; from this moment; henceforth
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
senior high school; high school
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
traditional; customary; conventional
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
failure; mistake; blunder
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)