brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to call each other; to call out to one another
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
hygiene; sanitation; health
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
reason; cause; circumstances
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
don't worry; there's no need to worry
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run