surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
cooperation; collaboration
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
stairs; stairway; staircase
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
classical form of martial art
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to order; to command; to appoint
registration; accession; register; entry; record
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fax; facsimile; fax machine
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken