to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
straight-laced person; stubborn person
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
principle of laissez-faire
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
closing time; lockup; curfew
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
single word; a few words; brief comment
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
back side; back end; posterior; rear
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp