to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
deputy head teacher; vice principal
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
story; tale; talk; discussion
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
society; public; community; social studies
manners; courtesy; etiquette
arrogant; haughty; insolent
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
senior high school student
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
old hag; old woman; old bat
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to say no more; to sink into silence
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(the condition of) one's health