tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
handicrafts; hand-crafted goods
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
full dress; formal dress; uniform
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
unidentified flying object; UFO
authenticity; credibility
indiscriminately; recklessly
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
wicked thought; wicked mind
delusion; trick of the imagination
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
spectacle case; glasses case
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to limp; to drag one's feet
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person