to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
story; tale; talk; discussion
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
bento; Japanese box lunch
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
serious; severe; grave; acute
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with