gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
soon; shortly; before long
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to mix; to stir; to blend
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
funny story; funny anecdote
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to ask a question; to ask questions
to speak ill of; to disparage
this and that; one thing or another
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!