bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
light; easy; non-serious; minor
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to go past; to pass; to pass by
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
life; living; I; me; student
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
one way or the other; either way
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter