hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to live through; to survive
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
matter to be checked or investigated
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
healthy; sound; wholesome
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to call each other; to call out to one another
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
interference; intervention; meddling
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to discuss; to talk together
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
writing; composition; essay; sentence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see