joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
threat; intimidation; menace
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
schoolgirl; female student
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to face; to go towards; to head towards
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
valuation basis; appraisal standard
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
assertion; declaration; affirmation
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
quality (of a product or a service)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
ability; performance; efficiency
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)