dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
exaltation; emotional uplift
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
accomplice; co-conspirator
cost of a lesson learned (e.g. from failing at something); price of a life lesson
property; fortune; assets
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
as one had hoped; as one wishes
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
long-established; old-established; traditional
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
feeling of a house or a room
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe