coming out (as gay, etc.)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
at that time; in those days
danger; peril; hazard; risk
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
short supply; supply shortage
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
particularly; only; in the case of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to live; to make a living; to get on with
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit