acceleration; speeding up
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
ten; 10; ten years of age
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
sense of duty (obligation)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be dead; to be lifeless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
strong pressure; heavy pressure
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
study; research; investigation
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
capacity; volume; capacitance
secret; private; surreptitious
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard