to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
cartoon characters; anime characters
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
of no interest; not interested
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to form a group; to form a bunch
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to bungle; to make things awkward
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
social meeting place; watering hole
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
main cause; primary factor
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages