troublesome; pain in the butt
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
square; formal; prim; stuffy
formal; official; ceremonious
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
consideration; taking into account
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing