serious look (on one's face); straight face
(someone else's) daughter
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this is why; this means; it is the case that
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to escape from; to get out
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
technique; art; skill; move
power; might; authority; influence
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
production (e.g. play); direction
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush