teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
what kind of; what sort of; what
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
question; inquiry; enquiry
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
serious; severe; grave; acute
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
independence; self-reliance
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
very young; little; childish; immature
to grow up; to become an adult
being startled; getting a shock
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
great war; great battle; world war
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order