to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
established practice; custom
comparing heights; comparison of statures
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
seeing for the first time; first sight
posing; modeling; modelling
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
as usual; as is one's habit
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
at the time; in those days; then
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
(necessary) personnel; required person
to escape from; to get out
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
senior high school student
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner