the present year; at that time
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
I shouldn't say this, but
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
examination; consideration; test; quiz
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)