non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
collared; having a collar; (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos; (arch.) (financial) circumstances; (arch.) lifestyle
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
inheritance; something given or received
public junior high school
sour look; surly face; pout
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
school inter-class ball-game competition
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
management; administration; operation
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
doctors; teachers; lawyers
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
all parts; various parts; every department
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
refinement; style; sophistication
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
recommendation; referral; endorsement