private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be detained; to take time
notebook-format (computer)
prescribed form (of writing); format
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
practicality; utility; usefulness
alteration; falsification; faking
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
end of a match; end of a game
year in, year out; always; 24-7
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
ring; playing field; stadium
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
cooling capabilities; cooling function
college jacket; baseball jacket
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
auxiliary device; auxiliary equipment
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down