simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
two classes; double; two sets
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
weird; strange; mysterious
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
student (esp. a university student)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
everything working out as desired
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life