drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
way; method; means; resource; course
to stay (at); to stop (at)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to read out and compare (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); to check (accounts, etc.) by reading aloud
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
settlement; permanent residency
to be lacking in options; to be too few
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
more than usual; especially; particularly
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
quarrel; dispute; argument
derailment; digression; deviation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to complain; to lodge a complaint
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
original home; birthplace; originator
to express (in words); to confess
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts