piece of meat; cut of meat
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
command; order; request; order (for an item)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
educational institution; school; academy; campus
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
vocational school; technical school
(another's) daughter; young lady
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
lineage; pedigree; good family
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
training; education; development; cultivation
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
exclusivism; exclusionism
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
pupil; student; schoolchild
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium