first meeting; first interview with
guidance; protective custody
and; thereupon; because of that
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to boost; to force up; to push up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
no!; no no!; no, not at all
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to follow another's example
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to cause someone to worry
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
nervousness; oversensitivity
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher