from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
difficult problem; challenge
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
final conclusion; end product
immediate, direct response
event; phenomenon; matter
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
in succession; one after another
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to harm; to cause harm to
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
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
euphemism; euphemistic expression
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one