what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
commuting to school; school commute
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sports-minded; sports-oriented
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
tedious; boring; being fed up with
opposite side; opposition
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
adviser; advisor; consultant
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
long ago; already; a long time ago
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to pitch forward; to fall forward
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
surroundings; environs; circumference
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of