confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
superficially clever; smart-alecky; shrewd
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
negative-positive; negative and positive; inverted (e.g. image)
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
being off guard; being defenseless
elder sister; older female friend
to keep (someone) at a distance
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
present-day science; modern science
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
guardians; parents; father and older brother
notes; comment; remark; annotation
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
achievement; achievement test
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
small forward (basketball)
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
shooting guard (basketball)
18th day of the month; 18 days