to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
such; this sort of; like this
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to pass (of time); to elapse
to apologize; to apologise
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
child; childish person; immature person
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
how many years; how long; what year
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(someone else's) child; child; kid
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off