excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
uncle (older than one's parent)
number of days (times) one has attended
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
leaving school during a term
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
main question; real issue at hand
printout; (computer) printing
virile; tough; masculine; intense
front; frontage; facade; main
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in the same way as; just like
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
briskly; quickly; promptly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)