setting a bad example to others
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
grade; class; quality; unit; digit; positioning of decimal point
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
signature and seal (on calligraphy, paintings, etc.)
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
minority group (party); minority
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
long ago; previous; of a former age
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
computer game; video game
activity; briskness; prosperity
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
main cause; primary factor
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
overdose; OD; orthostatic intolerance; orthostatic dysregulation; overdraft; OD