degree of difficulty; difficulty level
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
without; but if; otherwise; or else
regret; repentance; remorse
to not take seriously; to take lightly
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
in the end; at the end of the day
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
moving about; stirring about
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
in spite of; regardless of
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to glare at each other; to confront each other
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
straight-laced person; stubborn person
more than usual; especially; particularly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to have an idea; to have a clue