to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
while; during (the time when)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
future (usually near); prospects
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to be accepted by a university
of great promise; with a promising future
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
preparation; arrangements
festival; feast; carnival
bento; Japanese box lunch
arrest; apprehension; capture
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
villain; baddie; the villain's part
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be at a loss for words
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
tips of one's hair; hair ends
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)