mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
decoration; ornament; trimmings
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
attendee; participant; person present
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
distrust; unjust suspicion
market capitalization; market capitalisation; market cap
top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
snugly; cosily; compactly
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of