senior; elder; person older than oneself
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
take (e.g. in film-making)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
businesslike; professional
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
another thing; exception; special case
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to push away; to push aside; to shove
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
contradiction; inconsistency
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
image; figure; figure; form; image
real thing; original; actual
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
cartoon-character costume