of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
school grades; academic results
expression; look; countenance; face
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sympathy; compassion; pity
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to feel angry; to feel annoyed; to feel offended
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
positive thinking; optimism
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
will not do; do not; does not
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
on bad terms; at loggerheads