to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to increase; to add to; to augment
to refer to; to use as reference
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
concussion (of the brain)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to triumph; to be elated with success
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
conflict; complication; troubles; discord