act of violence; violent behavior
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense
to make an appearance; to show up
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
about; concerning; related to; -ish
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
game master (person who organizes and oversees a role-playing game); GM
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
several times; a few times
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
reform; reformation; reorganization
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
participant; entrant; player; competitor
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
great and small; in detail; all
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to amuse oneself; to make merry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title