to be forward; to be impertinent
well-bred; of good upbringing
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
marking; grading; scoring
fine weather; fair weather
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
subtracting points; points deducted
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
home area; home town; local
considerably; greatly; a lot
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
100,000,000; one hundred million
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
very popular; highly favoured
addition; adding; supplement
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman