easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
school festival; campus festival
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
senior high school; high school
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
preparatory phase; preparatory period
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
long ago; a long time ago; already
bento; Japanese box lunch
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to set (sun); to become dark
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person