general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
being left out; being ostracized
to run out (e.g. of the room)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
alert status; emergency alert
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
meaning; connotation; denotation
dispute; argument; contention
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rational; logical; coherent
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
self-praise; praising oneself
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
briskly; quickly; promptly
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
successively; one after another
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure