champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
because of; owing to; due to
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
training; drill; practice; discipline
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pile up; to accumulate
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
without cause; without reason
review (of learned material); revision
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala