to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
new student; freshman; first-year student
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate