to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
literally; to the letter; literal
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
mountain range; mountain belt
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
soldier; combatant; warrior
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
everything one does; whatever one does
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...