preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
long hair (usu. of a man)
handsome face; beautiful features
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to lie down; to throw oneself down
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence