accurate; correct; precise; exact
two classes; double; two sets
participation; joining; entry
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
rich person; wealthy person
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
all around; as far as the eye can see
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
class; heading; group; category
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen