to pull in (fish); to land
annual (plant); first-year student
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to encamp; to take up positions
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
no matter how much time passes
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
two classes; double; two sets
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
child; childish person; immature person
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
employer's house; master's house
to be at a loss for words
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.