directly opposite; right in front
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
research office; research division; inquiry section
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
protocol; protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
guess; speculation; supposition
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble