active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
personal history; background; career
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
ten-year-old; ten year old
for your information; I'm telling you
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
I see; that's right; indeed
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
to discuss; to talk together
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
(national) capital (city); metropolis
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability