sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
combined sports park; comprehensive sports park; general athletic park
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!