gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
as you see; as you can see
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
now that; since; so long as; because
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
transfer student; student changing schools
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it's no joke; gimme a break!
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
beginning; outset; first; onset
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
such; like that; that sort of; very
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
study; learning; tutorial
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all