distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
school inter-class ball-game competition
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
chee fah; chiffa; gambling game in which players buy a lined paper with 36 words on it and try and guess the word the dealer has chosen
the other day; lately; recently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
sexy; popular; well-liked
participation; joining; entry
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
legend; folklore; tradition
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
something; some kind of; for some reason