to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
mass communication; mass media
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to drop; to let fall; to omit
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
split; division; break up
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
innumerable; countless; numberless
competing; competition; auction
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
commuting to school; school commute
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount