low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
several weeks; a few weeks
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
a person without a single relative
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
established fact; fait accompli
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
understanding person; supporter
unseasonable; out-of-season
transfer student; student changing schools
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to write down; to record; to register
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises