method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
one's own style; self-taught manner
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
menu; schedule; program; menu
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
every evening; night after night
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
called; known as; that; to say
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when it becomes; when it comes to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
area; region; district; locality
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK