omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan
to place firmly; to hit very hard
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
popular person; favorite; favourite
person of culture; cultured person
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
red line; line in the sand; red line (ice hockey); center line; centre line
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
marking; grading; scoring
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to shake and untangle; to shake free from